The Ukrainian governor of the Luhansk region, Serhiy Haidai, summarized the situation around Lisichansk on his Telegram channel.

He reported that Russian troops were in the vicinity of the city, but there was no street fighting yet.

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Lisichansk is not yet cordoned off and people are advised to stay in shelters at all times as evacuation is currently impossible.

The city was shelled from several directions, reports Nova TV.

Zelensky admitted that difficult battles are being fought in the eastern part of the country

The neighboring city of Severodonetsk was captured by the Russian army earlier after weeks of fighting.

The capture of Lisychansk, in turn, would allow Russia to turn its attention to Kramatorsk and Slavyansk to the west in its bid to conquer the Donbass, Ukraine's industrial heartland. 

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